Major life events

We knew when we were deciding to move to England, that there would be homesickness. That was a given. What I didn't really think about was that we would be missing major life events of our family members. My brother and his wife announced shortly after we got here that they were expecting a baby --a new niece or nephew that will be born this year. And today, my niece is graduating from high school. I wish I could be there to watch her walk across the stage and get her diploma. She is 18 years old, growing into a lovely young woman and I am proud of her. Even more, my family is having a party for her today that I will obviously not be attending. While they are going to try to skype me, it will not be the same as being there. It may possibly even make me more homesick, seeing them all in one place together having fun. These are the days that make this distance between us all seem even larger.